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Estimating Generalizability to a Latent Variable Common to All of a Scale's Indicators: A Comparison of Estimators for ω_h

Richard E. Zinbarg, Iftah Yovel, William Revelle +1

Applied Psychological Measurement

The extent to which a scale score generalizes to a latent variable common to all of the scale's indicators is indexed by the scale's general factor saturation. Seven techniques for estimating this...

Physicochemical and textural properties of heat-induced pea protein isolate gels

P.J. Shand, H. Ya, Z. Pietrasik +1

Food Chemistry

Is docosahexaenoic acid, an n−3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, required for development of normal brain function? An overview of evidence from cognitive and behavioral tests in humans and animals

Joyce C. McCann, Bruce N. Ames

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

A novel method for accurate operon predictions in all sequenced prokaryotes

Morgan N. Price

Nucleic Acids Research

We combine comparative genomic measures and the distance separating adjacent genes to predict operons in 124 completely sequenced prokaryotic genomes. Our method automatically tailors itself to each...

Cellular injuries and storage stability of spray-dried Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Edwin Ananta, Marcus Volkert, Dietrich Knorr

International Dairy Journal

Water sorption isotherms of starch powders

Ala’a H. Al‐Muhtaseb, W.A.M. McMinn, T.R.A. Magee

Journal of Food Engineering

Gene disruption discloses role of selenoprotein P in selenium delivery to target tissues

Lutz Schomburg, Ulrich Schweizer, Bettina Holtmann +3

Biochemical Journal

Selenoprotein P (SePP), the major selenoprotein in plasma, has been implicated in selenium transport, selenium detoxification or antioxidant defence. We generated SePP-knockout mice that were viable,...

Recent progress on research and applications of non-digestible galacto-oligosaccharides

Tomoyuki Sako, Keisuke Matsumoto, Ryuichiro Tanaka

International Dairy Journal

The Diverse Role of Selenium within Selenoproteins

David H. Holben, Anne M. Smith

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Polymer Science Concepts in Dairy Systems—an Overview of Milk Protein and Food Hydrocolloid Interaction

Axel Syrbe, Wolfgang Bauer †, Henning Klostermeyer

International Dairy Journal

Secondary Metabolites Of Fleshy Vertebrate‐Dispersed Fruits: Adaptive Hypotheses And Implications For Seed Dispersal

Martin L. Cipollini, Douglas J. Levey

The American Naturalist

We discuss seven hypotheses to explain the adaptive significance of secondary metabolites in ripe fleshy fruits and their implications for seed dispersal. These hypotheses are the...

The <i>zntA</i> gene of <i>Escherichia coli</i> encodes a Zn(II)-translocating P-type ATPase

Christopher Rensing, Bharati Mitra, Barry P. Rosen

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The first Zn(II)-translocating P-type ATPase has been identified as the product of o732, a potential gene identified in the sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome. This gene, termed zntA, was...

Crystallization tendency and polymorphic transitions in triglyceride nanoparticles

Heike Bunjes, Kirsten Westesen, Michel H. J. Koch

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Stimulatory effect of zinc on bone formation in tissue culture

Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Oishi Hidetoshi, Yasunobu Suketa

Biochemical Pharmacology

Biosynthesis of vitamin K (menaquinone) in bacteria

Ronald Bentley, R. Meganathan

Microbiological Reviews

Superoxide generation by digitonin-stimulated guinea pig granulocytes. A basis for a continuous assay for monitoring superoxide production and for the study of the activation of the generating system.

Harvey J. Cohen, Margaret E. Chovaniec

Journal of Clinical Investigation

A C T Stimulation of guinea pig granulocytes by digitonin results in superoxide (O) genera- tion. A continuous assay shows that there is a lag be- tween the addition of digitonin and the onset of O2...

Comparisons of methods for calculating retentions of nutrients in cooked foods

Elizabeth W. Murphy, Patricia E. Criner, Brucy C. Gray

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTComparisons of methods for calculating retentions of nutrients in cooked foodsElizabeth W. Murphy, Patricia E. Criner, and Brucy C. GrayCite this: J....

Genetic Control of the Antibody Response: Relationship between Immune Response and Histocompatibility ( <i>H-2</i> ) Type

Hugh O. McDevitt, Allen Chinitz

Science

The immune responses of inbred mice to a related series of three synthetic polypeptide antigens are genetically controlled traits which are closely correlated with the genotype for the major...

Partition of Cell Particles and Macromolecules

Journal of Chromatography A

Cancer-associated pathways and biomarkers of venous thrombosis

Yohei Hisada, Nigel Mackman

Blood

Cancer patients have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In this review, we summarize common and cancer type-specific pathways of VTE in cancer patients. Increased levels of...

A comparative study of covalent and non-covalent interactions between zein and polyphenols in ethanol-water solution

Fuguo Liu, Cuicui Ma, David Julian McClements +1

Food Hydrocolloids

Prebiotics: why definitions matter

Robert W. Hutkins, Janina A. Krumbeck, Laure B. Bindels +9

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Identification and signature profiles for pro-resolving and inflammatory lipid mediators in human tissue

Romain A. Colas, Masakazu Shinohara, Jesmond Dalli +2

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Resolution of acute inflammation is an active process locally controlled by a novel genus of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) that orchestrate key resolution responses. Hence, it is of...

Fermented Milks and Milk Products as Functional Foods—A Review

V. K. Shiby, Hiranmaya Mishra

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Fermented foods and beverages possess various nutritional and therapeutic properties. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a major role in determining the positive health effects of fermented milks and...

Correspondence analysis is a useful tool to uncover the relationships among categorical variables

Nadia Sourial, Christina Wolfson, Bin Zhu +6

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Antimicrobial Activity of Five Herbal Extracts Against Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) Strains of Bacteria and Fungus of Clinical Origin

Rosina Khan, Barira Islam, Mohd. Akram +5

Molecules

Antimicrobial activities of the crude ethanolic extracts of five plants were screened against multidrug resistant (MDR) strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida albicans. ATCC...

Controlling Lipid Bioavailability through Physicochemical and Structural Approaches

David Julian McClements, Eric A. Decker, Yeonhwa Park

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The bioavailability of particular lipids may be either increased or decreased by manipulating the microstructure and/or physiochemical properties of the foods that contain them. This article reviews...

Selenium and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis

Gemma Flores‐Mateo, Ana Navas‐Acién, Roberto Pastor‐Barriuso +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

TRP Ion Channel Function in Sensory Transduction and Cellular Signaling Cascades

MD, PH.D., Wolfgang B. Liedtke

Since the first TRP ion channel was discovered in Drosophila melanogaster in 1989, the progress made in this area of signaling research has yielded findings that offer the potential to dramatically...

Carvone: Why and how should one bother to produce this terpene

C DECARVALHO, M DAFONSECA

Food Chemistry

Cytosolic NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase status modulates oxidative damage to cells

Su Min Lee, Ho‐Jin Koh, Dong‐Chan Park +3

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Applications of exopolysaccharides in the dairy industry

Philippe Duboc, Beat Mollet

International Dairy Journal

The Function of Zinc Metallothionein: A Link between Cellular Zinc and Redox State

Wolfgang Maret

Journal of Nutrition

Vitamin K-Dependent Biosynthesis of γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid

Bruce Furie, Beth A. Bouchard, Barbara C. Furie

Blood

V ITAMIN K, AN ESSENTIAL vitamin, is a cofactor for a single known enzymatic reaction: the conversion of glutamic acid to γ-carboxyglutamic acid in vitamin K-dependent proteins during their...

Prediction of the Risk of Bleeding During Anticoagulant Treatment for Venous Thromboembolism

Philomeen Kuijer, Barbara A. Hutten, Martin H. Prins +1

Archives of Internal Medicine

With the use of 3 easily obtainable, clinical variables in a prediction model, it is possible to identify a subgroup of patients at the start of anticoagulant therapy who have a high risk of...

Nutrient requirements of fish 1993

Ronald J. Roberts

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Biochemical, microbiological, and nutritional aspects of kimchi (Korean fermented vegetable products)

Hong‐Sik Cheigh, Kun‐Young Park, C. Y. Lee

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Kimchi is a traditional, fermented Korean food that is prepared through a series of processes, including pretreatment of oriental cabbage (or radish), brining, blending with various spices and other...

Recent developments in our understanding of amylopectin structure

D. J. Manners

Carbohydrate Polymers

Toxicology of selenium: A review

Charles G. Wilber

Clinical toxicology

The concentration of selenium in soil, water, or minerals is site specific. World or regional averages are of little practical value. In one report from the front range area of Colorado, average...

MENKES'S KINKY HAIR SYNDROME

David M. Danks, Peter E. Campbell, Brian J. Stevens +2

PEDIATRICS

Seven new cases of Menkes's kinky hair syndrome are described from five families. These patients were seen in a period of 3 years in Melbourne and the frequency of the disease is estimated to be 1 in...

ANTIBODY-SUPPRESSIBLE AND NONSUPPRESSIBLE INSULIN-LIKE ACTIVITIES IN HUMAN SERUM AND THEIR PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE. AN INSULIN ASSAY WITH ADIPOSE TISSUE OF INCREASED PRECISION AND SPECIFICITY*

E. R. Froesch, H Bürgi, Erich Ramseier +2

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Adipose tissue has been shown to respond to insulin in vitro by several groups of investigators whose work has recently been reviewed by Jean- renaud (1). Martin, Renold, and Dagenais (2) pointed out...

Essential Oils and Their Major Components: An Updated Review on Antimicrobial Activities, Mechanism of Action and Their Potential Application in the Food Industry

Manasweeta Angane, Simon Swift, Kang Huang +2

Foods

A novel alternative to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural products such as essential oil (EO) as a natural food-grade preservative. EOs are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), so they...

Food waste prevention in Europe – A cause-driven approach to identify the most relevant leverage points for action

Carmen Priefer, Juliane Jörissen, Klaus‐Rainer Bräutigam

Resources Conservation and Recycling

The role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in male fertility

Renata Walczak-Jędrzejowska, Jan Wolski, Jolanta Słowikowska‐Hilczer

Editor-in-Chief s Voice List of Authors is an Important Element in a Scientific Publication

Oxidative stress results from the imbalance between production of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the protective effect of the antioxidant system responsible for their neutralization and...

Consumption of cereal fiber, mixtures of whole grains and bran, and whole grains and risk reduction in type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease

Susan S. Cho, Lu Qi, G. C. Fahey +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Intergenerational Influences on Child Growth and Undernutrition

Reynaldo Martorell, Amanda Zongrone

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Intergenerational effects on linear growth are well documented. Several generations are necessary in animal models to 'wash out' effects of undernutrition, consistent with the unfolding of the...

Review of the health benefits of peas (<i>Pisum sativum</i>L.)

Wendy J. Dahl, Lauren Foster, Robert T. Tyler

British Journal Of Nutrition

Pulses, including peas, have long been important components of the human diet due to their content of starch, protein and other nutrients. More recently, the health benefits other than nutrition...